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Colorful Taiwan Reviews

No.121, Fuqiang Rd., Hualien City, Hualien County, Hualien, Taiwan

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87%Overall Rating

From 41 ratings
  • 85%Character
  • 91%Security
  • 84%Location
  • 88%Staff
  • 85%Atmosphere
  • 89%Cleanliness

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77%

Bright, clean, and pleasant! Comfortable beds. Very helpful staff with excellent English skills. The location is reasonably close to the train station but a very long walk from the action of Central Hualien.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 29 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male, 31-40
  • (8 reviews)


100%

Only live two nights in Colorful, but I miss the staffs when I left. The rooms are big enough and clean. With TV and kitchen, I feel like at home! Only better if I have time to cook with staffs :)

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • China
  • Female, 18-24
  • (4 reviews)


100%

I like colorful taiwan, very good hostel:)clean, friendly, safety..

  • Novice Nomad
  • 09 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • China
  • Female, 18-24
  • (4 reviews)


100%

Arrived in Taiwan without knowing that it was a public holiday, luckily the owner of colorful made a couple of calls AND transferred our next hotel deposit from her account to secure our room. They were also kind enough to write out the mandarin characters for really useful phrases to help us on our way. Room and the hostel was really sweet and close to the rear station.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Couple, 25-30
  • (6 reviews)


100%

Stayed here for only 1 night with a friend. Before we arrived I had been in contact with regards to booking a taroko Gorge tour - the staff are extremley lovely, so helpful and nothing is a problem. we booked a taxi tour to the gorge. The location, rooms, bathroom and facilities we great. Increadibly clean! Thanks to the team for a wonderful stay :)

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • New Zealand
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


70%

Stayed in a 6 bedded dorm on the 3rd floor. Room is bright, spacious, clean with a small balcony access. One of the staff can speak English. Ready tours to Taroko & other attractions can be arrange with them. 5-10mins walk to Hualien main railway station rear exit. Public buses, car, scooter & bike rental are all at the front station exit. Convenient place for late overnight transit.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 09 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Singapore
  • Male, 31-40
  • (11 reviews)


100%

The location is very good,and the host is very nice.i had a very nice memory there,amd i will stay there next time

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • China
  • Male, 18-24
  • (5 reviews)


100%

Very helpful

  • Novice Nomad
  • 22 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male, 18-24
  • (1 review)


97%

This hostel is as colorful as it's name. The staff was helpful and friendly, with both choosing and booking a trip to the Taroko Gorge. The hostel was pleasant and clean, located a short walk from the train station.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 22 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Female, 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


97%

Thank you so much for a great time and especially your effort for sending my lost stuff!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 18 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Male, 18-24
  • (6 reviews)


43%

The staff at spoke poor to no English. Weeks in advance I had emailed and booked a full day tour to Taroko. When we arrived, we were told this wouldn't happen due to Chinese New Year. The bathroom smelled disgusting as there was no ventilation and it got very damp. The paint was actually peeling off the ceiling. There were key surcharges not mentioned at booking. We were asked to close the security shutter on leaving as it was too early (8:30am) for anyone to get up and check us out. Bad service

Owner Comment (Show)
Dear Emma, Thank you for your comment. We are very sorry that you find our service unsatisfactory. We always endeavor to ensure our customers are happy when they stay with us, but due to certain reasons this time you do not find your stay pleasant, we are deeply regret. We have already replaced our staff. The current staff can speak fluent English. We believe this can solve the language problem that you encountered. As for the trip to Taroko, it was indeed unfortunate. The restriction announcement came with short notice. We were being informed only shortly before the Chinese New Year. We sincerely apologize for not be able to inform you earlier about this arrangement. Upon receiving your complaint regarding the toilet, we have already paid more attention to the hygiene. We will endeavor to ensure the hygiene of each toilet will live up to a satisfactory level. As for the key, the NTD 200 supposes to be a deposit which should be refunded to you when you return your key before you leave. We wonder if our staff has forgotten to do so. If yes, and please kindly let us know your paypal account number so that we can pay your back. Our apology for the inconvenience so caused. We are a small hostel which means to provide clean and comfortable accommodation for traveler with limited budget. With limited resource, we are unable to provide 24 hours stand-by service. In some case we may ask our guests to see themselves out if they travel outside our general working hour. We hope that you can understand our limitation. We very much valued your comments and have addressed to the issues that you have raised as our best capacity. We hope that we will still have the chance to serve you in the future.

90%

An hostel that I'll recommend.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 09 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Male, 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


77%

Spacious and clean living room and kitchen. The staff present when I stayed here was very helpful but didn't speak much English, thankfully another guest was able to translate. Rooms are clean and bed was good, the 10 bed dorm is however packed with beds and there is not enough space to move and put your stuff. Location is somewhat outside the center of Hualien.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 28 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Belgium
  • Male, 31-40
  • (10 reviews)


93%

Everything was good. The hostel is located on the back side of the station, so you have to walk a little bit to get to the front side (where more of the action is), but its only takes about 10 minutes or so. Lots of places to eat nearby and really nice staff. Thanks for a great stay!


83%

The hosts were very kind in planning a Christmas party for everyone. The stay there over Christmas eve was memorable and fun.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Singapore
  • Male, 31-40
  • (4 reviews)


93%

exellent house and nice people there:)

  • Novice Nomad
  • 19 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • China
  • Female, 18-24
  • (3 reviews)


73%

The hostel is a pleasant place to stay. The rooms are bright (whitewalls and windows) and very comfy beds. The staff are very welcoming, informative and friendly when theyre awake, but the girl on reception slept most of the time. We had to wake her up to rent bikes, to check out, to check in, etc. There are cheaper rooms in Hualien, but overall a very positive experience.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 18 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Wales
  • Couple, 25-30
  • (4 reviews)


100%

It is near the railway station, 5 min walk from the rear exit. Really thoughtful of Colorful Staff to place shampoo and facial wash in the washroom. When I was complaining to myself why there wasn't any power plug near my bed, I found a seat cushion near the central power plug in my room. Heard 柚子帅哥Youzi is leaving the hostel. Sunny, one of the owners is really nice to talk too. Now they have a sexy intern from Hong Kong. Very rare for me to give 100% rate. Colorful is one,


100%

I LOVE LOVE LOVE COLORFUL! Best memories for my 9 days Taiwan trip :) The boss (Sunny) and her staff are so friendly and nice. I thoroughly enjoyed my 3 nights there :) The hostel is so clean and cozy, I feel so homely and at ease. Would love to stay at Colorful if I return to HuaLien! Cheers! Ivy (Singapore)

  • Novice Nomad
  • 26 Nov 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Singapore
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)




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